muerto in Spanish: dead, deceased; died (past participle) (adjective)

/ˈmweɾto/

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Translation

dead, deceased; died (past participle)

Word origin

From Latin mortuus ('dead'), past participle of mori ('to die'). It serves as the irregular past participle of morir.

Femininemuerta

Masc pluralmuertos

The engine is dead and has not worked since yesterday.

He was dead tired when he got home.

muchas .

Many people have died in the road accident.

They found the bird dead under the window.

barrio .

The neighbourhood seems dead on Sunday afternoons.

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This word is part of lesson 4.